title: [Nuclear magnetic resonance tomography detection of heroin-associated CNS lesions].
abstract: Rare patterns of heroin-associated lesions within the central nervous system are described. In one case, magnetic resonance imaging revealed the combination of a border zone infarct within the thoracal spinal cord and a bilateral lesion within the globus pallidus. In a second case, cerebral border zone infarctions were observed which were attributed to a vasospasm of the basal cerebral arteries. Drug-abuse should be considered as a potential cause of these unusual manifestations of ischemic lesions in young patients.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Kliniken, Virchow-Klinikum, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niehaus
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Röricht
authors.forename: B U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Kernspintomographischer Nachweis Herion-assoziierter ZNS-Läsionen.